Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita was 21.55 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Tanzania is 21.55, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.8% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Tanzania peaked at 21.55 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.69, in 2022.
Tanzania ranks 188th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.88 | — |
| 2001 | 17.41 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 16.97 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 16.78 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 16.33 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 15.47 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 15.06 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 14.65 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 14.27 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 13.94 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 13.83 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 13.73 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.5 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 13.16 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.98 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 12.68 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 12.4 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 12.09 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 11.89 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 11.52 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 11.27 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 11 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 10.69 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 11.6 | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 21.55 | +85.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 21.55 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.03, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 21.55 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.38, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +85.8% | 11.6 | 21.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.88 | 13.94 | 17.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.78 | 11.52 | 13.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.22 | 10.69 | 21.55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More energy & mining data for Tanzania
- Ores and metals imports 1.9% (2025)
- Gas production 21.59 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 314.84 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 21.59 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 314.84 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Tanzania?
- Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Tanzania was 21.55 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.55 in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.69 in 2022.
- How does Tanzania rank for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 188th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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